25 Holiday Snacks for Your Christmas Movie Marathon
Stove-Top Bacon Popcorn
Recipe: Stove-Top Bacon Popcorn
It doesn't get better than bacon and popcorn. Fry up your bacon first then use the bacon drippings to pop your kernels. Everyone in your movie crew will thank you for it.
Salted Caramel Popcorn
Recipe: Salted Caramel Popcorn
Have you ever tried popcorn with M&Ms? This recipe has the same allure of that sweet and salty movie theater delicacy taken to a whole new level.
Fire Crackers
Recipe: Fire Crackers
Alabama Fire Crackers are simple but delicious, starting with a few staple sleeves of saltine crackers. Introducing some new flavors to these classic, salty crackers brings a wow factor worthy of this once-per-year occasion.
Hot-and-Sweet Fried Peanuts
Recipe: Hot-and-Sweet Fried Peanuts
These spice-infused nuts will be a crunchy hit. Two types of sugar and two types of hot pepper are the flavor combination you'll love.
Hush Puppies
Recipe: Hush Puppies
No Southerner will say "no" to Hush Puppies. The secret to perfectly crispy homemade Hush Puppies is the oil temperature.
Ranch Snacker Crackers
Recipe: Ranch Snacker Crackers
Set out a bowl of these crackers and watch the magic happen. Ranch snacks made with oyster crackers will be gone in a flash.
Sweet-and-Salty Snack Mix
Recipe: Sweet-and-Salty Snack Mix
Cereal, bite-size pretzels, candy-coated peanut-butter candies, and mini marshmallows are coated in a buttery mixture to bring this snack together. Whether you're craving sweet or salty flavors, this treat is the one for you. Serve it in waffle ice cream cones for extra fun and fewer dishes.
Chile-Lime-Honey Roasted Peanuts
Recipe: Chile-Lime-Honey Roasted Peanuts
Six ingredients is all you need for these zesty snacking nuts. The dynamic trio of lime juice, chile powder, and honey are a flavor punch of hot heat that comes together in a low oven.
Fried Olives with Blue Cheese A?oli
Recipe: Fried Olives with Blue Cheese A?oli
Fried bite-sized options will always be a favorite and these olive snacks are more proof of that rule. We like to use pimiento-stuffed green olives for an extra-Southern twist.
Homemade Potato Chips with Fried Herbs
Recipe: Homemade Potato Chips with Fried Herbs
Serve up a bowl of fresh, homemade potato chips and you'll hear no complaints but lots of satisfied crunches. Use a mandolin to slice russet potatoes into thin, uniform chips.
Georgia-Style Boiled Peanuts
Recipe: Georgia-Style Boiled Peanuts
Salty nuts are a hit at any occasion. We put our slow cooker to work for tender and tasty popping snacks.
Apple Chips
Recipe: Apple Chips
Thin, mandolin-sliced apples are coated in warming cinnamon spice before baking slowly. On first bite, they're snappy before softening and melting in your mouth.
Spicy-Sweet Pecans
Recipe: Spicy-Sweet Pecans
Spiced pecans are easy to make and even easier to devour. This is the kind of snack that you can't just eat one of.
Crack Crackers
Recipe: Crack Crackers
Introducing your new favorite snack. Cheez-Its spruced up with ranch dressing mix, garlic, and dill are so tasty that your whole movie crew will be addicted in no time.
Cheddar Cheese Straws
Recipe: Cheddar Cheese Straws
Set some cheese straws down in front of a group of Southerners and no matter the time and place, they'll be gone in a jiffy. Our recipe for this classic snack is cheesy and rich with just the right touch of peppery kick.
Cracker Toffee
Recipe: Cracker Toffee
Can't decide whether you want salty or sweet? Or perhaps you're intent on having both? This is the Christmas snack for you. Saltine crackers bring a salty crunch while chocolate and nuts balance it all out with decadent, sweet flavor.
Salted Butterscotch Popcorn
Recipe: Salted Butterscotch Popcorn
You can make microwave popcorn any other night of the year. For Christmas Eve, we're doing something special. Scotch-infused caramel sauce and a sprinkling of flaky sea salt are a surefire way to serve up an impressive and tasty snack.
Spicy Cheese Twists
Recipe: Spicy Cheese Twists
For the special occasion, try this twist (literally) on cheese straws. Spicy Cheese Twists are flaky, cheesy, and deliver a delicious kick thanks to cayenne pepper.
Muddy Buddy Mix
Recipe: Muddy Buddy Mix
You might also know Muddy Buddy Mix as Puppy Chow, Muddy Munch, Monkey Munch, or Reindeer Chow. No matter what you call it, you can't go wrong with Chex cereal coated in chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar.
Fried Pickle Chips
Recipe: Fried Pickle Chips
We take a simple approach to fried pickles because sometimes, you just can't beat the classics. Throw in some of our Roundhouse-Kick Sauce on the side though, and you've got a game-changer on your hands.
Bacon Bow Tie Crackers
Recipe: Bacon Bow Tie Crackers
We love everything about this recipe. We love bacon; We love buttery crackers: We love how easy this snack comes together; And we love how much everyone else will love them too.
Smoky Snack Mix
Recipe: Smoky Snack Mix
This everything-but-the-kitchen-sink style snack mix is elevated by unbeatable smoky flavors. We especially love the smoky, buttery white cheddar cheese crackers in this mix.
Bacon Bites
Recipe: Bacon Bites
With only three ingredients, this snack couldn't be easier. When the ingredients are bacon, brown sugar, and breadsticks, Bacon Bites clearly couldn't get any more delicious, either.
Buttery Toasted Pecans
Recipe: Buttery Toasted Pecans
The soulmate of Christmastime "chestnuts on an open fire," these roasted nuts will get you in the spirit. Nutty, warm aromas will dance around your home to set the scene for your holiday movie marathon.
Cheddar Cheese Shortbread Crackers
Recipe: Cheddar Cheese Shortbread Crackers
These crackers are a reliable treat for any situation. Serve them on their own, with cheese and jam, or send guests home with extras in a cookie tin. Try the Pimiento Cheese, Pecan-and-Thyme, and Bacon, Bourbon, and Benne Seed flavors to experience these crackers' full holiday potential.
Gather the whole crew and settle around the TV for one of the best parts of the holiday season: the movies. Before you get too comfy on the couch though, make sure you have all your snacks at the ready. Movie time calls for easy, handheld treats—something you can throw in a bowl and enjoy without prying your eyes away from the screen, preferably by the handful. Movie snacks should also be come in bites so as to not get too many crumbs on the couch. But this is no ordinary screening.
We look forward to watching Christmas movies with loved ones all year long; It's one of our favorite holiday traditions. That's why no ordinary snacks will do—definitely not anything that comes from the microwave or straight from the bag. For your Christmas Eve marathon, we gave classic snacks an upgrade. From salty crackers and popcorn to sweet treats (or both!), these snack recipes are spruced up for the festive season's much anticipated films. From classics to family favorites, Hallmark holiday originals, and even Die Hard, these snacks will make for a merry movie marathon.